The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16
The TslegFaphlc Message.

John Mills, the hero OF this sketch,
was q railroad engineer, and had been
for a long time in the comnanv,s am.
pIoy. When the new engine "59' was
completed and placed on the road,
John vas given charge Of it, and he
evinced q natural pride IL dis yrvffer-
ment. At one Of the stations there
vas ayoungglrl, a telegraph operator,
between whom and the engineer there
hadsprungupawa warm attachment, and
whenever $50" came along, Kate gen.
eraly managed to be at the door
and exchange signals with her lover.
One day the train wasdetained at the
station, and the locomotive detached
and sent up the road, to do some ad-
ditional work. and Kate rAnA alen.
for q ride. As she listened to the
sharp, shrill notes of the whistle,
it occurred to her that she might
teach John to sound her name in the
Morse Geographic characters, so that
she could distinguish his signal from
that OF the other engineers, whenever
his train approached. The plan work
ed to q charm, and far and near the
whistle shrieked Kate, until one day,
as the operator stepped upon the
platform, she overheard q converse
tion between two young men, and
learned that they understood the sig
nal and were laughingly wondering
who kate could be. Their E
of communication having been discov-
cred, they wero obliged to discontinue
it. In the meantime Kate had, by
means OF the telegraph, made the ac-
quaintance OF a young lady, in a dis.
tant city, but whom she had never
seen, and to her she made known the
fact that the secret had been discov-
cred. Then her friend suggested a
plan as brilliant as it was ingenious.
1t was simply to arrange a means of
Geographic communication between
the approaching train and the sta
ton, so as to ring q bell hidden away
in the closet in Hates Office, engine
$50" being the only one provided
with means of completing the circuit,
which was done by laying the poker
upon the render-break SC as to touch
the wire in passing. Kate found an
opportunity to acquamt John with
the proposed plan, and in the ean
time had found an abandoned wire
which ran for a long distance close to
the track, and which she proposed to
use for carrying out her purpose.
Thanksgiving day came soon after,
and John fortunately having a holi-
day he and Kate went bravely to
work, and before the day had ended
the task was g. complete success.
The dramatic finale Of their love cpl.
sode is told in the following:
In was singular how absent-minded
and inattentive the operator was on
the day that the great scientific en-
terprise. Mas finished. Nc wonder she
was disturbed. Would her little bat
terry be strong enough for such a great
circuit? Would John be able to close
it? The people began to assemble for
the train. The clock pointed to the
hour for its arrival.
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ness, the bell rang clear and loud in
the echoing room. With q cry of de-
light she put on her dainty hat and
ran in haste out upon the platform.
The whistle broke loud and clear on
the cool, crisp, air, and "59" APP
peared around the curyei IN the woods.
The snlendid munster slid swiftly up
to her feet and paused.
"Perfect Johnl Perfect! 1t works to
a charmR
With a spring she reached the cas-
and sat down on the fireman's seat.
blessed ii / could tell what he was
going TODD" said the fireman. "He.
tcld me about it. Awful bright ideal
You see. be laid the poker on the ten
der brake there, and 1t hit the tree
slam. and I saw the wires touch. 1t
was just primel"
But the happy moments sped, and
a6o" groaned and slowly departed,
while Kate stood on the platform, her
face wreathed in smiles and white
steam.
So the lovers met each day, and
none knew how she was made aware
OF his approach with absolute GER
tainitY. Science applied to love, or
rather love applied to science, can
move the world.
Two weeks passed, and then there
suddenly arrived at the station. late
one evening, a special with the direc-
tors car attached. The honorable
directors we're hungry-they always
are-and would pause on their jour
ney and take 8 cup Of tea and q bit Of
supper. The honorables and their
wives and children filled the station,
and Che place put On quiet a gala as
pect. AS for Kate, she demnrely sat.
IN her den, book in hand, and over its
unread pages admitted the gay party
in the brightly lighted waiting room.
Suddenly, With furious rattle, her
electric bell spratig into noisy life.
Every spark ofcoior left her face, and.
her book iell with Il dusty slam TO the
floor. What was it9 What did It
mean? Who rangit7 With affrighted
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